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On Wednesday morning, 100 K EUR of the donated sum were used to purchase the most essential medications and medical supplies – the first shipment is set to be sent directly to a Ukrainian military hospital. Another 30 K EUR were allocated to help evacuate Ukrainian residents to Lithuania, with volunteers assisting with the evacuation process. Other products and items Ukrainians need are also collected while the necessary transportation is being arranged.
“Increasingly more Lithuanian startups are joining all possible efforts to provide assistance to Ukraine – from financial support to cooperation with non- governmental organisations. Not everyone talks about these efforts loudly, but the vast majority are taking active action. We are in touch with Ukrainian startups and Ukrainians working in Lithuanian startups. They know that today they are not alone,” says Inga Langaitė, CEO of Unicorns Lithuania.
According to Langaitė, Lithuanian startups contribute to the fight against Russia not only financially, but also with knowledge and technological resources. Partners mobilising assistance in both Ukraine and Lithuania share their needs, as do Ukrainians who come with specific requests personally. The association invites other technology companies and business representatives to contribute to the ongoing assistance to Ukraine.
Companies that count tens of millions of users, such as web hosting provider Hostinger, immediately stopped accepting payments from Russia and Belarus. When connecting to Hostinger services, customers from these countries are prompted to “Press your government to take action against the war.”
Services in Russia and Belarus have also been terminated by Omnisend, a Lithuanian multichannel marketing automation company, while online digital money transfer platform TransferGo no longer allows to execute transfers to Russia. Ondato, a compliance technology company, no longer charges Ukrainians service fees.
Tech Zity announced that the company is ready to host Ukrainian refugees in its co- living spaces. PVcase, which manufactures solar power plant management equipment, also committed to supporting the arrival and employment of Ukrainians in Lithuania.
Moreover, Bored Panda, a Lithuanian company that runs a popular online content aggregator and attracts 25 billion yearly views, continues to communicate with its international audience about the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Unicorns Lithuania currently unites more than 30 Lithuanian startups that are developing world-renowned products, creating jobs and paying taxes in Lithuania. The association’s founders include Vinted, Tesonet, KiloHealth, Hostinger, Bored Panda, Omnisend, and Tech Zity.
